The beach

Riley still loves the beach. We spent a few days in Naples with our friends Chris and Emily Stahl and Riley had a blast playing on the beach. She was a little scared at first. It took her about 10 minutes to get used to it again, but once she did she tore threw the sand. She walked up and down the beach, moved piles of sand from one spot to another, and ate as much sand as she could handle. It was too cold to actually swim in the water, but Riley could have cared less. The sand was all she needed.

The Baby has 4 new teeth!

We just returned from a trip to Naples and on our way home we discovered that Riley has 4 new teeth coming in. All at once! She has two more on the bottom and two teeth in the back. We had no idea they were coming. They just showed up. She is such a BIG girl!

Who the HELL picked THIS place??

Dave and I have a dinner club that meets every month for dinner at a new restaurant that some or none have tried before. I get so excited about this every month and, as usual, this month was so much fun. We are so lucky to have such great friends that we get to spend our rare "adult" time with. We love all you guys!

What's she sayin'?

I have FINALLY got a video of Riley talking! Dave and I can't figure out how the Baby became bilingual, but she is clearly speaking another language. She is so smart! We are very proud. I don't know that I ever want her to quit talking like this. It is so stinkin' cute. I can't get enough of it!

How do we get the Baby to eat?

Dave and I are at our wits end with feeding the Baby! She WON'T eat anything easily. I'm sure we are having the same problem that many parents have, but it's super hard. We have to trick her into eating and we are running out of ideas. Some days she eats well and other days she will barely eat at all. The Baby spends most of her time throwing her food and feeding the dogs. Brown and Cal now spend "dinner time" outside. They race into the house to clean up the mess as soon as Riley's done. We are really struggling with getting her to eat healthy. Dave struggles more than me. I tend to give up easier and give her eggs or mac and cheese. Dave is very concerned about making sure she gets enough healthy foods. We have started giving her a vitamin supplement and that makes us feel a little better. However, I am ready to be done with the picky eater. Food is wonderful and it is beyond me why she doesn't gobble it up like Mommy and Daddy do! I certainly don't want to wish away any part of the Baby growing up, but I look forward to the day that we don't have to dodge a fist full of peas.

Intro to the potty

Riley has a new potty. She loves to sit on it and bounce. We figure it's a good thing to introduce her to the potty. We clearly don't expect her to use it, but we think it's cute how she already likes to sit on it. She at least knows that you are supposed to sit instead of stand on it. Now, if we could only teach brown where to potty.....